Are Tongues Real?

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Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Why give us narration when we see the two groups interacting clearly? On the flip side, where do we find in history that people speaking foreign languages were called drunks? They were called barbarians, not drunks. The righteous understood Jesus, the unrighteous didn't and thought He was being used of the devil. Concerning the resurrection, the "others" are unrighteous, while those who wanted to hear more of the matter you can say were righteous, but even if you didn't want to label either crowd, you have to say they are different. In Pentecost tongues and interpretation is as common as old sister Mae's Oatmeal box beehive. The miracle was the tongues only being interpreted by the devout, and the others being cut off from the message of God. Do Pentecostals speak in known languages?

Sorry, I cannot agree. If we question the need for narration, then why was there any at all saying that God gave the speakers utterance? There would be no utterance given to the speakers if the miracle was in the listeners. But because the narration DOES say this, then that would be the time to likewise speak of the "other" alleged. miracle. I personally say we cannot base a conclusion like this on such a foundation where something is not plainly spelled out for us.